Living in Weeksville, MT
Weeksville is a tiny town of 147 people in Sanders County, Montana. It's about 65 miles from Missoula, MT and 342 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $571k and rent runs about $820 a month.
147people
$571kTypical home
$820/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
36"Snow
175Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 147
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 51 people per sq mi
- 342 mi to Seattle, WA
- 65 mi to Missoula, MT
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $571k (≈$3,599/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MSO airport
- 118 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,753 ft
- 335 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 64 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanders County: R+55 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.